Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-12-24
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.

An Australian sheep raiser has been buying
snecp il Vermont for breeding purposes.
"A well known citizen of Reading, Pn., lost
his life by tumbling into Kettle Of boiling
causup.
A weather prophet of New York has seen
the goose bouc and pr,.dicts On carly and
hard winter
Tho question is raised by an Arizona cnso
whether OF not cattle which ctrny across tho
Mexican limo may be returned without pay
ing duty.
AT a California agricultural show two tons
of grapes from one exhibit illustrated the
culture of the vine in enc county.
Sir John Lubbock says that among q Ger
tain. hill tribe of India it is mark of respect
and gratitude to put the thumb, to the nose. 3,
/ Recent disclosures. do not intiitidate Amer
5.ican girls who want titled foraign hus-s
bands, and two more ..cash VS., coronetn CON ;
tracts are made known.
"a big watchman's rattle, the identical one
with which the first constable OF plymouth s.
Mass, terrifed;the small boy in the days OF
/ the Pilgrim Fathers, is o highly priced relic
in the possession Of Providence policeman.
Among novelties, in inkstands is ono of q
tripod of coaching horns holding O wheel, in
tho hub Of which is found the ink Tho
whole thing is on a stand covered with
miniature horse blanket.
The American consul at Malta notes Us q
fact, which lie thinks capable of much i'm
provement, that only one of over 5000 mer
chant vessels that arrived at the island car
ried tho United States flag.
One Of tie sights az Buffalo is the Cyclone,
huge pneumatic grain transfer barge It
looks like gigantic hopper On raft. 1T is
said that by means of an air exhaust it can
elevate 200 bushels minute, which is very
much moro than the ordinary elevator can
do.
A woman of Jersey City recently brought
home strange egg as the souvenir Of
q trip and placed it OH the parlor table.
One week after she wcs surprised to see q lit
tie turtle break the shell of tho egg and slow
ly crawl out. The heat of tho room had
Matched it.
An ingenious woman is working novel
scheme for getting material for crazy quilt.
She has written to many postnasters asking
for piece of silk, satin or velvet, and setting
forth that she hopes to get pieces for her quilt
from every state in the Union.
A Belmont county, Ohio, famer rejoices in
a heterogeneous collection of freaks, consist
ing Of pig whose feet ere split SO as to give
it the appearance of having toes, another
with three ears, cat with one ear growing
wrong side out and boy with three thumbs.
According to the estimates given to the re-
cent convention of American cranberry
growers at Philadelphia, the entire crop this
year is placed at $4,000 bushels. Last year
it was 6ST,O00. The crop Of 1856 was very
large in Wisconsin and snail in New Jersey.
In Nova Scotia the product is increasing.
Anoyel suit was before the courts in New
York city few days ago. The writer Of q
small text book left his manuscript with q
well known school book publishing house for
examination. At the end of three months he
got answer that it was declined. The foolish
man sued the publishers for $1,000 damages,
but the case was thrown out Of once. 49,
The letters aid memoirs Of Nine. Saint
Huberty, which were recently discovered in
the shop of Paris antiquary, are soon to be
published. Nine Saint-Hubcrty was one of
the most famous Paris actresses and beauties
aof the last century. Napoleon Iadd dressed toe
her as artillery lieutenant the only verses he
ever made in his life Fer end was very sad.
She married the Count d'Entraigues, who
soon became insane, and was murdered, to- :
gether with her, by one of her servants. =